Daily Archives: December 16, 2021

Solar Parker probe reaches the Sun’s corona

Another first for space exploration, the solar Parker probe begins to  explore the corona to help scientists better understand solar outbursts that can interfere with life on Earth.

The sun does not have a solid surface.  This means that the corona is where the magnetically intense region of the sun is.  Scientists can better understand this magnetically intense region and  better understand the solar outbursts that can interfere with life on Earth.

The solar Parker probe was Launched in 2018. The Parker probe was 13m km from the center of the sun when it first crossed the jagged, uneven boundary between the solar atmosphere and outgoing solar wind.